Kia EV9 2023 Owner's Manual page 346

Vehicle driving controls
僅 Loss of control often occurs if two or more wheels drop off the roadway and the driver
over steers to reenter the roadway.
僅 In the event your vehicle leaves the roadway, do not steer sharply. Instead, slow down
before pulling back into the travel lanes.
僅 Exercise extreme caution driving up or down steep hills. The vehicle may flip depending
on the grade, terrain and water/mud conditions.
僅 Do not grab the inside of the steering wheel when you are driving off-road. You may
hurt your arm by a sudden steering maneuver or from steering wheel rebound due to
an impact with objects on the ground. You could lose control of the steering wheel
which may lead to serious injury or death.
僅 Do not use tire and wheel with different size and type from the one originally installed
on your vehicle. It can affect the safety and performance of your vehicle, which could
lead to steering failure or rollover causing serious injury.
僅 Never start or run the vehicle while a 4WD vehicle is raised on a jack.The vehicle can slip
or roll off of a jack causing serious injury or death to you or those nearby.
僅 Keep away from the front of the vehicle while the vehicle is in gear on the dynamometer.
The vehicle can jump forward and cause serious injury or death.
CAUTION
Always drive slowly in water. If you drive too fast, water may get into the motor compart-
ment, causing your vehicle to suddenly stop.
NOTE
僅 Do not drive in water if the level is higher than the bottom of the vehicle.
僅 Check your brake condition once you are out of mud or water. Depress the brake pedal
several times as you move slowly until you feel normal braking return.
僅 Shorten your scheduled maintenance interval if you drive in off-road conditions such as
sand, mud or water (refer to "Maintenance schedule" on page 9-5.)
僅 Make sure that 4WD vehicle is towed by a flatbed tow truck.
僅 4WD vehicles could change the engagement status of the motor according to the situa-
tion required. Auto changing the driving mode (2WD/4WD) helps improve energy effi-
ciency and driving stability.
僅 When the vehicle is stuck in snow, sand or mud, place a non-slip material under the
drive wheels to provide traction OR slowly spin the wheels in forward and reverse direc-
tions which causes a rocking motion that may free the vehicle.
僅 When putting the tire chains to the tire, be sure to attach the chain to the two rear
wheels. In this case, drive below 30 km/h (20 mph) and minimize the driving distance.
High-speed or long-term driving with putting the tire chains may cause malfunction or
damage to the four-wheel drive.
僅 If tire chains must be used, use fabric snow chain and install the tire chain after review-
ing the instructions provided with the tire chains.
AWD (AWD/TERRAIN MODE)
AWD helps the vehicle to maintain its best driving performance by maximizing the driving
force of vehicles on severe road conditions such as steep hills, unpaved, slippery, etc.
Advantages of AWD
僅 Enhance safety when driving straight.
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Driving features of the vehicle